Offset rocker arm assembly for thrust load applications

US8448619B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Ross A. Gresley · Tega Cay, US
• Richard L. Baker · Springville, US
• Marion Jack Ince · Mount Holly, US
• Mike Turner · Fort Mill, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 16, 2009
• Grant date: May 28, 2013
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F01L1/183
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The bearing for a rocker arm assembly has rolling elements positioned between an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve for supporting the radial load between the support pin and the rocker arm and an inner and outer bearing wall that abut one another and supports the axial load in the assembly.